It really is all about You
There is one person you know better than any other—You. But when in life are you, or were you, really YOU?
Looking for a safe place to meet?
The post-COVID world poses the same question that was on our minds before our quarantine: is there a safe place wherein we can meet each other?
Abracadabra, Let Us Pray
Many people claim to do it, in times of joy and sorrow, in groups and in solitude. But what is this thing called prayer?
Generally speaking, I’m always wrong
No one wants to be wrong, but whenever I talk about all of you, I can be nothing else.
Woke Apnea
Is woke-ness a transformational moment for America, or will this, too, pass?
No crying in baseball?
Baseball may no longer be our national pastime, but its cheers and its tears say more about whom we are than we may think.
No Guarantees
Trying to make sense of the things that happen today and happened yesterday can both inspire or shatter our faith.
Believing is Seeing
What we believe to be true depends on what, and in whom, we place out trust.
A Prayer for Culture Cancelers
Bringing the past into line with our own ideals and values: is such an ambition noble or futile? It all depends on what we think we can change.
Herd Immunity?
Whether life is best understood as a journey, an adventure, an ordeal, a pilgrimage, or even a war, for humans it remains an experience lived in the herd. This is both a blessing and a curse, as 2021 is reminding us each day.
The Formula
Ever wonder why some of us succeed more than others? It all boils down to knowing, and following, the formula…
Mixed Signals
Everything we say, do or even wear sends a signal to others about who we are and how we want to be noticed. But are our messages authentic or misleading? Can virtue ever be signaled?
Waves and Troughs
For those who would like to get away from the worries and difficulties of today, here is my invitation to join me in returning to one of my favorite destinations…Surf’s Up!
Whose Best?
Tom Brady’s team won the Super Bowl, his seventh in ten tries. Does this make him the best ever?
A Rocky Year Ahead…
The next 11 months will be a test of how well we live each day “on the rocks.”
Seeing Both Ways
Navigating the uncertain roads that lie ahead of us will require a Janus-like perspective.
E Pluribus Unum?
E Pluribus Unum. Over the years I have come to hear in this Latin phrase both the idealism and the challenge that this remarkable country, our country, has represented to all of us who proudly call themselves Americans.
The Power of 1
In this year upon which we have just embarked, “1” is anything but the loneliest number
The Medium Was The Message
Autopsy of an election.